AMPTHILL:Geographical and Historical information from the year 1750.

"AMPHTHILL, (Bedfordshire) 36 cm. and 43 mm. from London, bet. the roads from
thence to Buckingham and Royston, is a pretty
T. almost in the heart of the Co. bet. two hills. In the R. of Hen. VI. a large mansion
house was built in a park, at the
E. end of it, by Sir John Cornwal, out of the spoils he had taken in France. It being
afterwards forfeited, it was annexed
to the crown by Hen. VIII. when Q. Cath. retired hither upon her divorce. It was
given by K. Ch. II. to Robert, Ld Bruce,
who, when created E. of Alesbury, had his title of Visc. from hence, and was made
hereditary high steward of the hounour
of Amphthill; but the whose estate was, not many years ago, purchased by the D. of
Bedford. Here is a ch. s. a hos.
founded by Mr. Stone, principal of New-Inn-Hall, Oxford, for 10 poor men. Here are
Fairs, April 23, Good Friday, Novem,
29, St. Anne's, and Corpus Christi-day. Mt. on Tu."